Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo (; born March 11, 1955) is a

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who has been the Vicar Apostolic of Taytay in

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since 2021. He was appointed by

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to that post on June 29, 2021, and was installed on August 19 by Socrates C. Mesiona, Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Princesa,

. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of

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from 2006 to 2021 and

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of that archdiocese from February 2020 to June 2021.

Biography

Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo was born in

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, on March 11, 1955, to Conrado Cordova Pabillo and Gloria Acuña Suncuaco. He attended primary school at St. Joseph School in Naga,

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and secondary school at Don Bosco Juniorate in

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. He obtained his bachelor of science degree in industrial education at

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in 1977. In 1974, he entered the novitiate of the

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of Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna. He made his perpetual vows on April 1, 1981. He obtained a bachelor's degree in theology at the

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in Manila and a licentiate in sacred scripture at the

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. He was ordained a priest by Cardinal Jaime Sin, Archbishop of Manila, on December 8, 1982. He served as the parochial vicar of St. Ildefonso Parish in

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from 1986 to 1987. He also served as rector of the Don Bosco Seminary in Parañaque from 1996 to 1999 and later the parish priest of St. Ezekiel Moreno Parish Church in Puerto Princesa from 1999 to 2006. On May 24, 2006,

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appointed him as Auxiliary Bishop of Manila and Titular Bishop of Sitifis. He was consecrated bishop on August 19, 2006, by Manila archbishop Cardinal Gaudencio B. Rosales. The co-consecrators were Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop

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and Pedro D. Arigo, Apostolic Vicar of Palawan. On February 10, 2020, with the departure of Cardinal

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following his appointment as the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Pabillo was appointed by

as the

of the Archdiocese of Manila. He held that until June 24, 2021, when Cardinal

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was installed as Tagle's successor. On July 23, 2020, Pabillo disclosed that he tested positive for

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, following the release of the result of his

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test. He was an asymptomatic carrier. He recovered from the disease as he was tested negative in August. On June 29, 2021, Pope Francis appointed him as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay. He was canonically installed on August 19, 2021, on his 15th episcopal ordination anniversary.

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